Perdue Foods, LLC.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
| Employer | Perdue Foods, LLC. | Report ID | 2020076943 |
| Address | 20621 Savannah Drive | City, State ZIP | GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE 19947 |
| Event Date | July 23, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.69000, -75.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on a work platform about 6 inches above the floor. The employee stepped back, lost footing, and fell backwards from the platform to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the left wrist.
Incident Summary
On July 23, 2020, a worker at Perdue Foods, LLC. in GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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